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mainstay.qxp_feature 2 21/10/2015 13:39 Page 29 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT SPECIAL: MAINSTAY GROUP the very walls of the properties themselves. This is where Mainstay excels in a way which no other can. “At the heart of what our business is about is the simple fact that we want to deliver the very best property management service that we possibly can,” says Stephen. “The only way in which you can do that is by being 100% in tune to the needs and expectations of your clients. We deliver tailored solutions; we're not an 'off the shelf' management business where you might come to us with a portfolio of say 30 or 300 properties and we'll present a standard management package – anybody can do that. Tailored management is only possible if you take the time to really get to know your clients as well as their business so that you can fully understand their key drivers; only then can you develop a bespoke management solution that truly delivers." METHODOLOGY OF SERVICE DELIVERY In summary, Mainstay is an organisation which understands the importance of business. While it may yet be a simple endeavour to provide “property services” to a client, it is an entirely different notion to deliver those services in a form which supports the client, their business and what they, themselves, are able to subsequently offer to their own clients. As Stephen further expounds: “At the end of the day their portfolio is their business – it might be an instruction of 30 units to us, but it's their business and you need to adopt a business management mentality when approaching the management of that portfolio. Because we have the ability to deliver a whole raft of services from within, we're able to tune in very closely to the precise needs of our clients. 29